Gadus morhua

Atlantic cod

Maximum lifespan

25 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,696 bp

RefSeq NC_002081.1

GC content

42.35%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,116 bp

D-loop 977 bp

Where Atlantic cod sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Atlantic cod has the 623rd longest lifespan of them.

This species
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Base composition

Whole genome16,696 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.209
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): −0.027

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 25 years
Adult weight: 52.8 kg
Female sexual maturity: 2.2 years
Male sexual maturity: 2.1 years

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 04024)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in the wild
Data quality: acceptable, medium sample
Licence: Free to use, subject to the Human Ageing Genomic Resources conditions of use
Status: Updated in build 2
In the database since: build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed: build 2 (2026-11-13)

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq

Whole genome16,696 bp

Protein-coding11,406 bp

12S rRNA950 bp

16S rRNA1,669 bp

All tRNA1,557 bp

D-loop977 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Gadus morhua genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	972 bp	24.0%	32.2%	16.9%	27.0%	43.83%	−0.230	−0.147
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,047 bp	27.2%	30.9%	13.9%	27.9%	41.83%	−0.333	−0.064
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,551 bp	25.5%	32.2%	17.8%	24.6%	42.36%	−0.160	−0.116
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	691 bp	29.7%	30.0%	15.6%	24.7%	40.38%	−0.226	−0.005
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	168 bp	31.5%	26.2%	9.5%	32.7%	42.26%	−0.549	+0.093
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	684 bp	26.3%	35.7%	12.4%	25.6%	38.01%	−0.346	−0.151
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	786 bp	25.1%	31.4%	16.9%	26.6%	43.51%	−0.222	−0.113
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	22.9%	34.7%	15.5%	26.9%	42.41%	−0.270	−0.204
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	23.2%	30.0%	15.5%	31.3%	46.80%	−0.338	−0.127
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	25.9%	33.5%	15.1%	25.6%	40.62%	−0.258	−0.127
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,839 bp	28.0%	32.0%	14.7%	25.3%	40.02%	−0.266	−0.066
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	522 bp	35.8%	18.2%	16.3%	29.7%	45.98%	−0.292	+0.326
CYTBCytochrome b	1,141 bp	24.8%	33.2%	15.5%	26.5%	41.98%	−0.261	−0.145
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	950 bp	31.8%	22.6%	21.9%	23.7%	45.58%	−0.039	+0.168
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,669 bp	33.0%	23.2%	20.4%	23.5%	43.86%	−0.071	+0.174
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	977 bp	30.3%	33.4%	14.0%	22.3%	36.34%	−0.228	−0.048

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,808 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F6.1%

UUU135

UUC98

Leu L17.1%

UUA163

UUG18

CUU178

CUC96

CUA170

CUG28

Ile I6.6%

AUU188

AUC65

Met M4.7%

AUA121

AUG58

Val V6.0%

GUU75

GUC39

GUA94

GUG22

Ser S6.7%

UCU70

UCC48

UCA67

UCG11

AGU22

AGC38

Pro P5.7%

CCU88

CCC75

CCA45

CCG9

Thr T7.7%

ACU89

ACC78

ACA114

ACG13

Ala A9.2%

GCU111

GCC108

GCA119

GCG11

Tyr Y2.8%

UAU66

UAC42

His H2.8%

CAU51

CAC56

Gln Q2.5%

CAA73

CAG21

Asn N3.0%

AAU66

AAC47

Lys K1.9%

AAA53

AAG18

Asp D2.0%

GAU43

GAC35

Glu E2.5%

GAA71

GAG26

Cys C0.7%

UGU17

UGC10

Trp W3.2%

UGA106

UGG14

Arg R2.0%

CGU16

CGC13

CGA30

CGG16

Gly G6.4%

GGU63

GGC69

GGA70

GGG43

Stop 0.2%

UAA5

UAG4

AGA0

AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_002081.1

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Protein-coding13
rRNA2
tRNA22
D-loop1

Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (42.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Gadus morhua (NC_002081.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	68	68 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	69	1,018	950 bp	+	45.6%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,019	1,090	72 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,091	2,759	1,669 bp	+	43.9%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,760	2,833	74 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,834	3,805	972 bp	+	43.8%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,808	3,878	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,878	3,948	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,948	4,016	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	4,017	5,063	1,047 bp	+	41.8%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,062	5,131	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,133	5,201	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,204	5,277	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,308	5,374	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,375	5,441	67 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,443	6,993	1,551 bp	+	42.4%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,996	7,066	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,071	7,136	66 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,151	7,841	691 bp	+	40.4%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,842	7,915	74 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,917	8,084	168 bp	+	42.3%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	8,075	8,758	684 bp	+	38.0%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,758	9,543	786 bp	+	43.5%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,544	9,611	68 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,613	9,961	349 bp	+	42.4%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,962	10,030	69 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	10,031	10,327	297 bp	+	46.8%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,321	11,701	1,381 bp	+	40.6%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,702	11,770	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,771	11,838	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,841	11,913	73 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,914	13,752	1,839 bp	+	40.0%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,749	14,270	522 bp	−	46.0%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,271	14,339	69 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,344	15,484	1,141 bp	+	42.0%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,485	15,555	71 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,631	15,719	89 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,720	16,696	977 bp	–	36.3%